Barsaat , Ramzan and the Beanstalk !

Plant Story.

As we are getting a good system of rainfall, it is cooling all Lahore and its outskirts too... So Ramadan got more easier to take now as one feels less thirsty when fasting.

This rain is there but not constant( which is a blessing considering our streets) most interesting part is when you see two very different sky few hours apart, from a very bright and sunny to its darkest grey and back again to sunny and bright...Rain is doing wonders for dry soil and plants all over.... and finally they caught up the speed and growing miraculously . I was amazed at the sudden growth of these plants in my yard. They almost grew overnight like beanstalk from the story "Jack and the Beanstalk".

Two weeks ago while anticipating Ramadan's arrival we were somewhat fearful of the heat and a difficult fasting month ahead. It was hot and humid and Sun was blazing hot most parts of the day even during our mornings hours were pretty hot.

Somehow Lesco and nature both became generous and merciful on us Lahorees and we had zero load shedding for few days to a reduced 4 hours and a lots of rain we are already feeling better!

Another Plant Rant

I am just amazed how some people are so good when

it comes to plants...and I am green, only with envy !

I always liked the blogs about gardens and plants and whenever I have some time to spare and simmer,

I will browse through these blogs and feel envious.... My frustration comes from my not being in control

of my little place which I would like to call a garden one day,...on my side of the world soil is very fertile

but expertise and DIY  knowledge is limited.

Here we do not get to do all the hard work of keeping a garden ourselves however that takes us away

from our passion... one gets dependent on our so called 'Mali" ( means gardener, usually  no more than

simple laborer without any knowledge about plants) I bring plants, vegetables, he ignores and

innocently let my precious plants die, it is a repeated scenario in our garden view, so due to

expectations from "Mali' to save and multiply my garden have been uprooted so many time now,

that I plan to have a smaller garden space to keep my control on landscape and the look or

at least maintain my kitchen garden all by myself...Let's see when this idea comes alive for now my gardening interest is strictly limited to garden blogs only.